2022 V.League 1

The 2022 V.League 1, known as the Night Wolf V.League 1 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia Night Wolf 2022) for sponsorship reasons, was the 66th professional season of the top-flight football league in Vietnam.[1] The season started on 25 February 2022, and ended on 20 November.[2]

Night Wolf V.League 1 - 2022
Season2022
Dates25 February – 19 November
ChampionsHanoi FC
6th VL1 title
6th Vietnamese title
RelegatedSaigon FC
Champions LeagueHanoi FC
Haiphong FC
Matches played156
Goals scored380 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerRimario Gordon
(17 goals)
Biggest home winDong A Thanh Hoa 4–0 Saigon FC
(16 July)
Viettel 4–0 Nam Dinh
(15 September)
Hanoi FC 5–1 Becamex Binh Duong
(1 October)
Biggest away winHo Chi Minh City FC 0–6 Hanoi FC
(19 October)
Highest scoringHong Linh Ha Tinh 3–4 Saigon FC
(30 July)
Haiphong FC 4–3 Ho Chi Minh City FC
(26 August)
Hanoi FC 5–2 Nam Dinh FC
(15 October)
Longest winning run7 games
Hanoi FC
Longest unbeaten run14 games
Haiphong FC
Longest winless run11 games
Hong Linh Ha Tinh
Longest losing run4 games
Ho Chi Minh City FC
Saigon FC
SHB Da Nang
Highest attendance22,000
Haiphong FC 3–2 Hanoi FC
(23 October)
Lowest attendance1,000
Hong Linh Ha Tinh 0–1 Haiphong FC
(25 February)
Total attendance979,500
Average attendance6,402
(excluding matches played behind closed doors)
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of complete.

There was no defending champion as a result of the previous season being abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

There was a break from 14 March until 2 July to accommodate for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and the delayed 2021 Southeast Asian Games.

Hanoi FC won their 6th league title on 13 November with one match to spare.[3]

Changes from the previous season

Due to the previous season being abandoned, no teams were promoted or relegated from the 2021 season.[4] All but one club from the 2021 season contested in the league. Than Quang Ninh were not permitted to participate due to financial reasons, leaving the league starting with just 13 clubs.[5]

From V.League 1

Dissolved

Teams
Locations of the 2022 V.League 1 teams

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Topenland Binh Dinh Binh Dinh Quy Nhon 15,000
Becamex Binh Duong Binh Duong Go Dau 13,035
SHB Da Nang Da Nang Hoa Xuan 20,000
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Gia Lai Pleiku 12,000
Haiphong FC Haiphong Lach Tray 30,000
Hanoi FC Hanoi Hang Day 22,500
Viettel
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Ha Tinh Ha Tinh 20,000
Ho Chi Minh City FC Ho Chi Minh City Thong Nhat 16,000
Saigon FC
Nam Dinh FC Nam Dinh Thien Truong 30,000
Song Lam Nghe An Nghe An Vinh 18,000
Dong A Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa 12,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer
Topenland Binh Dinh Vietnam Nguyen Duc Thang Vietnam Hồ Tấn Tài Vietnam Kamito
Becamex Binh Duong Vietnam Lu Dinh Tuan Vietnam Tô Văn Vũ Vietnam Kamito
SHB Danang Vietnam Phan Thanh Hùng Vietnam Hoàng Minh Tâm Vietnam Kamito
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang Vietnam Lương Xuân Trường Japan Mizuno
Haiphong FC Vietnam Chu Đình Nghiêm Vietnam Nguyễn Hải Huy Japan Jogarbola
Hanoi FC South Korea Chun Jae-ho (interim) Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Quyết Japan Jogarbola
Viettel South Korea Bae Ji-won Vietnam Bùi Tiến Dũng China Li-Ning
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Vietnam Nguyen Thanh Cong Vietnam Trần Phi Sơn Thailand Grand Sport
Ho Chi Minh City FC Vietnam Vu Tien Thanh (interim) Vietnam Sầm Ngọc Đức Spain Kelme
Saigon FC Vietnam Phung Thanh Phuong Vietnam Cao Văn Triền Spain Kelme
Nam Dinh FC Vietnam Vu Hong Viet Vietnam Nguyen Ha Long Spain Kelme
Song Lam Nghe An Vietnam Nguyễn Huy Hoàng Vietnam Quế Ngọc Hải Thailand Grand Sport
Dong A Thanh Hoa Serbia Svetislav Tanasijević (caretaker) Vietnam Lê Văn Thắng Japan Jogarbola

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Ho Chi Minh City FC Brazil Alexandré Pölking[6] Contract not renewed 27 September 2021 Pre-season Vietnam Tran Minh Chien 29 September 2021
Haiphong FC Vietnam Pham Anh Tuan Contract not renewed October 2021 Vietnam Chu Đình Nghiêm 6 October 2021
Becamex Binh Duong Vietnam Nguyen Thanh Son Interim period over October 2021 Vietnam Dang Tran Chinh 15 October 2021
Hanoi FC South Korea Park Choong-kyun[7] Resigned 19 February 2022 South Korea Chun Jae-ho (interim)[7] 19 February 2022
Viettel Vietnam Truong Viet Hoang[8] Demoted 12 July 2022 7th[8] South Korea Bae Ji-won[8] 15 July 2022
Becamex Binh Duong Vietnam Dang Tran Chinh Reorganized 1 August 2022 10th Vietnam Lu Dinh Tuan[9] 1 August 2022
Ho Chi Minh City FC Vietnam Tran Minh Chien Reorganized 8 August 2022 12th Vietnam Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (caretaker) 8 August 2022
Ho Chi Minh City FC Vietnam Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 23 August 2022 11th Vietnam Truong Viet Hoang[10] 23 August 2022
Nam Dinh FC Vietnam Nguyen Van Sy Sacked 24 August 2022 12th Vietnam Vu Hong Viet 24 August 2022
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Truong Viet Hoang Resigned 1 October 2022 13th Vietnam Vu Tien Thanh[11] 2 October 2022
Dong A Thanh Hoa Serbia Ljupko Petrović Medical reasons 6 November 2022 6th Serbia Svetislav Tanasijević (caretaker) 6 November 2022

Foreign players

Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
(AFC Player)		 Player 5
(Naturalized Vietnamese player)		 Former Players
Topenland Binh Dinh Brazil Hendrio Brazil Rafaelson Jamaica Jermie Lynch Germany→Vietnam Adriano Schmidt1
Russia→Vietnam Đặng Văn Lâm1
Becamex Binh Duong Brazil Eydison Brazil Wellington Adão Senegal Guy N'Diaye Brazil→Vietnam Kesley Alves Burkina Faso Abass Guiro
The Gambia Dawda Ceesay
SHB Danang Brazil Claudir Brazil Erick Luis Brazil Walisson Maia Serbia Ivan Marić
Nigeria Christian OsaguonaINJ

Serbia Damir Memović
France Aboubakar Koné

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Brazil Bruno Henrique Brazil Maurício Brazil Washington Brandão South Korea An Sae-hee Brazil Jefferson Baiano
South Korea Kim Dong-su
Haiphong FC Jamaica Rimario Gordon Uganda Joseph Mpande Uganda Moses Oloya Australia→Vietnam Martin Lo1
Hanoi FC Brazil Lucão do Break Croatia Tonći Mujan Serbia Vladimir Silađi Serbia Đuro ZecINJ
Croatia Josip Ivančić
Viettel Brazil Caíque Brazil Geovane Brazil Pedro Paulo Uzbekistan Jahongir Abdumuminov
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Brazil Jean Almeida Brazil→Portugal Paollo Brazil Dionatan Machado Ghana Zakaria SurakaINJ
Ghana Abdul Basit
Ho Chi Minh City FC Brazil Brendon Lucas Jamaica Daniel Green Jamaica Atapharoy Bygrave Nigeria→Vietnam Samson Kayode
United States→Vietnam Lee Nguyen1		 Brazil Bruno Cosendey
Brazil Maurício Cordeiro
Saigon FC Brazil Matheus Australia Nicholas Olsen France Rodrigue Nanitelamio Argentina→Vietnam Gastón Merlo South Korea Ahn Byung-keon
Brazil Gustavo Santos
Portugal André Vieira
Nam Dinh FC Brazil Alisson United States Victor Mansaray Brazil Rodrigo Dias Uganda→Vietnam Geoffrey Kizito
United States→Vietnam Steven Dang1		 Brazil Márcio Marques
Ukraine Yevhen Bokhashvili
Jamaica Andre Fagan
Song Lam Nghe An Spain Mario Arqués Nigeria Michael Olaha Nigeria Ganiyu Oseni Brazil→Vietnam Thiago Melo Ghana Abdul Basit
Cameroon Mark O'OjongINJ
Dong A Thanh Hoa Brazil Gustavo Brazil Zé Paulo Brazil Gustavo Santos Serbia Igor Jelić
Brazil Paulo Henrique
Zimbabwe Victor Kamhuka
  • ^1 Naturalized players whose parents or grandparents were born in Vietnam, thus are regarded as local players.
  • ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

Standings

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hanoi FC (C) 24 15 6 3 47 21 +26 51 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Haiphong FC 24 14 6 4 39 26 +13 48 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Topenland Binh Dinh 24 14 5 5 37 22 +15 47
4 Viettel 24 11 6 7 29 14 +15 39
5 Song Lam Nghe An 24 9 6 9 29 28 +1 33
6 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 24 7 11 6 26 24 +2 32 Standby for AFC Cup group stage
7 Becamex Binh Duong 24 7 7 10 32 41 −9 28[lower-alpha 2]
8 Dong A Thanh Hoa 24 8 4 12 27 27 0 28[lower-alpha 2]
9 Ho Chi Minh City FC 24 6 7 11 23 34 −11 25[lower-alpha 3]
10 SHB Danang 24 6 7 11 18 35 −17 25[lower-alpha 3]
11 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 24 5 9 10 26 33 −7 24
12 Nam Dinh FC 24 6 5 13 21 33 −12 23
13 Saigon FC (R) 24 5 7 12 26 42 −16 22 Relegation to V.League 2
Source: VPF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Play-off (Only to decide champions, runners-up, third placed and relegation spots); 7) Drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Since Hanoi qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as the league winners and won the Vietnamese Cup, Haiphong will participate in the AFC Champions League Qualifying play-offs or AFC Cup group stage and the standy position will be passed down to the league third-placed team.
  2. Head-to-head points: Becamex Binh Duong 6, Dong A Thanh Hoa 0.
  3. Head-to-head points: Ho Chi Minh City FC 4, SHB Danang 1.

    Positions by round

    This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

    Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
    Hanoi FC32223242111111111111111111
    Haiphong FC21111121454433333422222222
    Topenland Binh Dinh136756435766542224244333333
    Viettel13334757577654442333444444
    Song Lam Nghe An44445313223225556655665555
    Hoang Anh Gia Lai7811911864332366665788887766
    Dong A Thanh Hoa111312710118101088888787566556677
    Becamex Binh Duong1055626799109999879877778888
    Ho Chi Minh City FC910887911121211121211121212131212131310101099
    SHB Danang67610810108645777109101010999991010
    Hong Linh Ha Tinh1212101395968910101010111111111112121211111211
    Nam Dinh FC8119111212121111121111121191089911101112121112
    Saigon FC59131213131313131313131313131312131310111313131313
    Winner; Champions League
    Relegate to V.League 2
    Source: Table by round (in Vietnamese)

    Results
    Home \ Away BBD DTH HPG HAN HGL HCM HHT NDI SGN SDN SNA TBD VTL
    Becamex Binh Duong — 4–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–3 2–1
    Dong A Thanh Hoa 0–1 — 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–0
    Haiphong FC 2–1 1–1 — 3–2 1–1 4–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 3–1 1–2
    Hanoi FC 5–1 1–0 2–1 — 2–1 0–0 2–0 5–2 3–1 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–0
    Hoang Anh Gia Lai 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 — 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–2
    Ho Chi Minh City FC 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–6 0–2 — 1–2 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–2 1–2 0–0
    Hong Linh Ha Tinh 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 3–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–0
    Nam Dinh FC 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 — 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–0
    Saigon FC 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 2–2 — 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1
    SHB Danang 0–4 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 — 3–1 0–1 0–2
    Song Lam Nghe An 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 — 1–2 0–1
    Topenland Binh Dinh 4–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 — 0–2
    Viettel 0–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 —
    Source: Vietnam Professional Football
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Season statistics

    Top scorers
    Rank Player Club Goals
    1 Jamaica Rimario Gordon Haiphong FC 17
    2 Vietnam Pham Tuan Hai Hanoi FC 10
    3 Brazil Geovane Magno Viettel 9
    Vietnam Nguyen Tien Linh Becamex Binh Duong
    Brazil Zé Paulo Dong A Thanh Hoa
    6 Jamaica Jermie Lynch Topenland Binh Dinh 8
    Brazil Lucão do Break Hanoi FC
    Brazil Paollo Madeira Hong Linh Ha Tinh
    9 5 players 7

    Source: Soccerway

    Hat-tricks
    PlayerForAgainstResultDate
    Brazil Rafaelson Topenland Binh Dinh Hanoi 3–0 (A)[12] 2 September 2022
    Brazil Rodrigo Dias Nam Dinh FC Saigon 3–0 (H) 13 November 2022

    Clean sheets
    Rank Player Club Clean
    sheets
    1 Vietnam Tran Nguyen Manh Viettel 9
    2 Vietnam Dang Van Lam Topenland Binh Dinh 7
    Vietnam Nguyen Dinh Trieu Haiphong FC
    Vietnam Nguyen Thanh Diep Dong A Thanh Hoa
    Vietnam Nguyen Van Hoang Song Lam Nghe An
    6 Vietnam Nguyen Van Cong Hanoi FC 5
    7 5 players 4

    Attendances
    Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
    1 Nam Dinh FC 132,000 19,000 5,000 11,000 +161.9%†
    2 Haiphong FC 116,639 22,000 4,000 9,719 +114.4%2
    4 Hanoi FC 95,500 14,000 3,000 7,958 +144.9%†
    3 Topenland Binh Dinh 100,000 16,000 4,000 8,333 −37.1%†
    5 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 70,000 10,000 4,000 7,000 −22.2%1
    6 Song Lam Nghe An 77,000 16,000 2,000 6,417 +94.5%†
    7 Becamex Binh Duong 62,700 8,500 3,000 5,225 +24.4%†
    8 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 62,500 10,000 1,000 5,208 +24.0%†
    9 Dong A Thanh Hoa 61,000 8,000 3,500 5,083 −36.5%†
    10 SHB Danang 57,800 8,000 2,000 4,817 −37.2%†
    11 Viettel 54,000 8,000 2,000 4,500 +73.1%†
    12 Saigon FC 47,500 7,000 2,500 3,958 −26.4%†
    13 Ho Chi Minh City FC 47,000 7,000 2,000 3,917 −13.0%†
    League total 979,500 22,000 1,000 6,402 +3.1%†

    Updated to games played on complete
    Source: League attendance
    Notes:
    1: Played two matches behind closed doors due to local COVID-19 restrictions.
    2: Played one match behind closed doors due to a fan assaulting a match official at the end of their 19 July match against Topenland Binh Dinh.

    Awards

    Monthly awards
    Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
    Manager Club Player Club
    February/March Vietnam Chu Dinh Nghiem (1) Haiphong FC Jamaica Rimario Gordon (1) Haiphong FC
    April/May/June N/A N/A
    July Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang (1) Hoang Anh Gia Lai Vietnam Nguyen Van Toan (1) Hoang Anh Gia Lai
    August South Korea Chun Jae-ho (1) Hanoi FC Vietnam Nguyen Van Quyet (1) Hanoi FC
    September Vietnam Nguyen Duc Thang (1) Topenland Binh Dinh Vietnam Nguyen Hoang Duc (1) Viettel
    October Vietnam Chu Dinh Nghiem (2) Haiphong FC Vietnam Pham Tuan Hai (1) Hanoi FC

    Annual awards
    Award Winner Club
    Manager of the Year Vietnam Chu Dinh Nghiem[13] Haiphong FC
    Player of the Year Vietnam Nguyen Van Quyet[13] Hanoi FC
    Best Young Player Vietnam Nguyen Phi Hoang[13] SHB Danang
    Goal of the Year Vietnam Pham Tuan Hai[13] Hanoi FC
    Best XI[13]
    Goalkeeper Vietnam Tran Nguyen Manh (Viettel)
    Defenders Vietnam Ho Tan Tai (Topenland Binh Dinh) Vietnam Nguyen Thanh Binh (Viettel) Vietnam Nguyen Thanh Chung (Hanoi FC) Vietnam Dam Tien Dung (Dong A Thanh Hoa)
    Midfielders Vietnam Do Hung Dung (Hanoi FC) Vietnam Nguyen Hoang Duc (Viettel) Vietnam Nguyen Hai Huy (Haiphong)
    Forwards Vietnam Nguyen Van Quyet (Hanoi FC) Jamaica Rimario Gordon (Haiphong) Vietnam Pham Tuan Hai (Hanoi FC)

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